Protecting family and race: The progressive case for regulating women's work

American Journal of Economics and Sociology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 757-791

  Leonard, Thomas C ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 25444512672     PISSN: 00029246     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1536-7150.2005.00391.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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